Where does “qatar” come from?

qatar (Azerbaijani) comes from Persian قطار, from Arabic قِطَار — train.

qatar (Azerbaijani): train

Definitions

  1. train

Ancestry of “qatar”, step by step

qatar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian قطار

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianقطارtrain
2Arabicقِطَارtrain

via Arabic قُطْر

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicقُطْر—
Every word from Arabic قِطَار →Every word from Persian قطار →